Reminder



Nov. 30 1926.

A. SOTH REMINDER Filed. Nov. 27, 1925 WITNESS:

Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

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REMINDER.

Application filed November 2-7, 1325.

This invention relates to improvements in recording devices and which contemplates the provision of a face plate having spaced parallel elongated openings therein with alphabetic or numerical order of articles arranged upon its face and adjacent the elongated opening and including rods or wires extending transversely across and within the elongated openings for slidably mounting a plurality of beads thereon while spring fingers are arranged upon the under side of the face plate and adapted to hold the beads upon either side of the elongated opening adjacent the corresponding article to be recorded or ordered.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse section illustrating the mountings for the beads and arrangement of the spring fingers.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like charactersof reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a face plate and 11 a bottom plate both of which have oppositely disposed marginal edges 12 adapted for inter fitting engagement, and similar to the relative arrangement of the top and bottom of hand l-Ierchief boxes or cartons. f

The face plate 10 has a pair of spaced parallel elongated slots 13 therein which are arranged upon opposite sides of the vertical center of the face plate. A plurality of spaced parallel transversely disposed wires rods 14 are positioned upon the under side of the face plate 10 and exposed through the elongated openings 13 provided therein, and are received in the depressed grooved portions 15 provided in plates 16 positioned upon the under side of the face plate 10 at opposite side edges of the elongated openings 13. The portions of the wires or rods 14 exposed through the elongated openings 13 have pairs of beads or balls 16 strung thereon, the purpose of which will be presently apparent. The corresponding inner edges of the plates 16 provide oppositely disposed inwardly extending offset spring warehouses or the like Serial No. 71,704;

fin ersl'r' being tensi-oned against the inner sides of the bottom plate 11 and immediately beneath the wires or rods 14 in order that the said beads or balls 16 may be readily brought into engagement with such fingers 1'? in order that the latter may be tensioned and the balls or beads 16 allowed to be sunk to one side or the other with respect to the opposite side edges of the elongated openings 13 in order that such beads or balls 16 may register and correspond with and to the articles so alphabetically and numerically arranged upon the opposite sides of the elongated openings adjacent the wires or rods 14.

The upper marginal edges of the bottom plate 11 and face plate 10 have depressed key hole slots 18 therein in order that said reminder, as a whole, may be readily hung or suspended upon a wall or any other desired place within a kitchen or pantry. It is further to be noted that the said beads or balls 16 when moved adjacent an alphabetically or numerically arranged article to be ordered that the same will be held against accidental displacement between spring fingers 17 in order that the user may carry the recording device or reminder from a store room, kitchen and the like to a telephone without losing the record made owing to the rigid engagement of the spring fingers 17 with the balls or beads 16 when so moved directly toward and registering with the article or articles to be ordered. The wires or rods 14 are capable of securement to the plates 16 and face plate 10 by crimping,

soldering or in any other desired way brought about during the manufacture of the invention.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that I have provided a simple and useful article adapted to be placed in kitchens, wherein the articles usually contained or stored therein when used may be recorded on the device so that the supply may be replenished when desired.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A recording device of the character dethrough. the openings, a plurality of heads strung upon the exposed portions of the Wires, and normally maintained midway between the side edges of the openings, and spring fingers extending inwardly and in oppositely disposed relation from the adjacent plates for holding the said heads in registration with the recorded indicia.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

AUGUSTA SOTH 

